12-letter words containing s, l, i, p, n
- cyclosporine — a drug, produced by a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum), that suppresses the T cells that reject foreign tissue after an organ transplant without suppressing other cells that fight infections and cancer
- dead spindle — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- depressingly — In a depressing manner.
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- dinaric alps — a mountain range in W Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia: connected with the main Alpine system by the Julian Alps. Highest peak: Troglav, 1913 m (6277 ft)
- diplogenesis — the double production or formation of something that is normally single, such as a doubled part in a fetus or a double fetus
- disciplinant — a person belonging to a former order of flagellants in Spain
- disciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- disciplining — Present participle of discipline.
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- duplications — Plural form of duplication.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- episcopalian — An adherent of episcopacy.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- exceptionals — Plural form of exceptional.
- explanations — Plural form of explanation.
- explications — Plural form of explication.
- explicitness — The state or characteristic of being explicit.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expositional — Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- folsom point — a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- hopkinsville — a city in S Kentucky.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.